Interviews

All of our material has been documenting life under neoliberalism and the way it's been crushing people all that time. | Photo: Andy Lee

Steve Drewett (Newtown Neurotics): I Wanted to Write Music That Could Connect to People Emotionally

"I really feel that musicians… are like my brothers and sisters, they're like family to me because we speak the same language. And I love communicating that way," says John Doyle | Photo: J. Doyle's press kit

John Doyle: "We All Need To Spread a Bit More Happiness and Joy Rather Than Being Self-Contained"

"It's really important to have freedom. If you don't have that, it's very hard to express yourself," says Lari Basilio. | Photo: Jan Nožička

Lari Basilio: There are no shortcuts

Xabier Iriondo | Photo: Annapaola Martin

Xabier Iriondo: The Art of Inventing and (Re) Inventing Oneself

I like to keep that city sleaze in my music so you can smell the smell of the inner city | Photo: Mira Tiinanen

Andy McCoy: I Serve the Song, Whatever It Needs. That’s What I See As My Job

We keep each other in line. We're all able to be leaders, so we all take that position at different times. | Photo: Better Noise Music

Derek Day (Classless Act): We Take Our Music Seriously, but Not Ourselves

“The beauty is absolutely in the simplicity of being a trio... more isn't always better,” says J.P. Kallio of Sliotar | Photo: band's press kit

Sliotar: "Hearing Somebody Sing With Pain in His Voice Gives You Permission To Let Go"

For me, finding my own sound and vocabulary has been a very long and complicated journey, but one that I desperately needed,“ says Never Sol. | Photo: artist's archive

Never Sol: In Music, I Look for a Powerful Emotion that I Can Connect to

"Even when you're experienced it takes time to come up with a composition and all the sounds and details bit by bit," says Axel Thesleff | Photos: artists' archive

Axel Thesleff and Bratři: Interview About Live Performance, Music Production and Gear

“I had to get my life in order. I started studying music and never looked back,“ says Steve Conte | Photo: Anja Van Ast

Steve Conte: When They Showed Me How To Play "Johnny B. Goode", the Whole World Opened up for Me

"We sit together and we write songs together, and it can start from one sentence, from some lyrics or a chord progression or even a beat that we are doing on the computer—but it's really fluid, you know, there are no rules," says Gil Landau, from Lola Marsh | Photo: Samantha Annis

Lola Marsh: Music is the soundtrack of our lives

"Nowadays everything runs through displays, screens and monitors, which doesn’t work for music that much, because you can’t really see music itself, which is a structural disadvantage," says Björn Köhler. | Photo: Frank Johannes

All Eyes on Germany with Björn Köhler: “Underground Culture in Berlin Moves to the Suburbs.”

Courtney Taylor-Taylor of The Dandy Warhols | Photo: André Habermann

The Dandy Warhols' Courtney Taylor-Taylor: How to Get From Your Ear to Your Heart

"As far as music is concerned, I’m lucky that I don’t do it for a living," says Filip Černý | Photo: Kytary.cz

Filip Černý: Don’t Forget About Things That You Enjoy

Tomáš Konůpka at Red Bull Studios Berlin | Photo: Lukyn Wagneter

Tomáš Konůpka: In Los Angeles, I Cleared My Head and Made My Producer Dreams Come True

Raja Kirik: Know the Tradition in Order to Destroy It